On the edge of a wood
Oil Sketch
ca. 1825 (made)
ca. 1825 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Figures next to a wood under a cloudy sky.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | On the edge of a wood (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on paper |
| Brief description | Oil sketch, 'On the edge of a wood' by Constable. |
| Physical description | Figures next to a wood under a cloudy sky. |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by Isabel Constable |
| Object history | Given by Isabel Constable, 1888 |
| Historical context | 'Constable was elected R.A. on 10 February 1829. He exhibited 'Hadleigh Castle' (now in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon; see No. 127 [D.234-1888] in this Catalogue) and a landscape of a "rich cottage". He paid his last two visits to Fisher at Salisbury, in July and in November. His preparations for English Landscape Scenery got under way in this year: the earliest letter on the subject to Lucas printed by Shirley (S.: L., p. 20) is dated 28 August 1829.' [G Reynolds, 1973, p.190] |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 190, 197-198 |
| Other number | 327, plate 244 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 788-1888 |
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| Record created | July 20, 2006 |
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